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S31060 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4487 Stainless Steel

Both S31060 stainless steel and EN 1.4487 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31060 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4487 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Cerium (Ce), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 67.8
64.7 to 72.9
Lanthanum (La), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030